London, January 2015 – Europcar, the leader in car hire services in Europe, is reinforcing its commitment to the business travel sector by attending this year’s Business Travel Show on 25th– 26th February 2015. Playing host to 6,500 travel professionals, the Business Travel Show gives Europcar the opportunity to demonstrate its latest travel solutions and partnerships designed for businesses and their employees. Plus, visitors to the Europcar stand will have the chance to win a weekend’s hire of the Mercedes-Benz E 300 BlueTEC Hybrid SE Saloon as well as tickets to an Arsenal FC match at The Emirates, celebrating Europcar’s appointment as the Official Car & Van Rental Partner for the Club.

Combining excellent customer care with innovation, Europcar is focusing on delivering the best business travel experience for employers and their staff. New initiatives featured at the Business Travel Show will include the new ‘ToMyCar’ service which uses a mobile app to help business travellers cut out delays in the vehicle collection process. With no need to go into a Europcar branch, travellers just tap a button on the ‘ToMyCar’ app to unlock their rental vehicle and get on the road.

The service Europcar provides to enhance the business travel agent offering will also be featured at the Show, as the only hire company with a delivery and collection service that is fully bookable through travel agents’ GDS systems. Europcar is also capitalising on the latest tracking technology to enable business travel agents’ to provide duty of care support to employers by tracking and managing employees’ vehicle usage.

“In terms of business travel, Europcar focuses on three key areas – value, speed and convenience – to ensure that corporate travellers’ needs are met” explained Ken McCall, Managing Director, Europcar UK Group. “By understanding the importance of these factors, Europcar is able to develop new services that effectively cater to the changing demands of the market. Our attendance at this year’s Business Travel Show gives us the opportunity to showcase our latest initiatives, further reinforcing our commitment to this important component of the UK economy.”

Europcar is one of the leading mobility players in Europe. Present in over 140 countries, the group provides customers with one of the largest vehicle rental networks through its own operators, franchisees and partnerships.

Europcar operates worldwide its own brands Europcar® and InterRent, which is its low cost brand.

The group puts customers at the heart of its mission whether it is innovation or service. All the employees of the group are committed to delivering customer satisfaction.

Europcar is actively promoting Corporate and Environmental social responsibility. Europcar has been awarded again in 2013 for the 5th consecutive year, by the World Travel Awards.

Europcar is owned by Eurazeo,one of the leading listed investment companies in Europe.